controls — Samples of predetermined concentration (known or unknown to the analyst) treated as unknowns in an assay. Controls are included as part of quality control for each test run … Forensic science glossary

application controls — Controls relating to the transactions and standing data for each computer based accounting system; they are, therefore, specific to each such application. Application controls, which may be manual or programmed, are designed to ensure the… … Accounting dictionary

secondary controls/flight-controls — Controls used to intermittently change the lift or the speed of an aircraft but not its trajectory. Flaps, slats, airbrakes, droops, etc., are secondary controls … Aviation dictionary

general controls — Controls, other than application controls, that relate to the environment within which computer based accounting systems are developed, maintained, and operated; they are therefore applicable to all the applications. The objectives are to ensure… … Accounting dictionary